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Maintaining the cold chain during storage and transport of meat
The time between slaughter and mincing of meat can be extended without causing additional growth of pathogenic bacteria provided that the permitted storage temperatures are lowered....
Biological hazards
Salmonella
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
Listeria
30 July 2014
Maintaining the cold chain during storage and transport of meat
Meat can be transported at temperatures higher than the current maximum of 7°C without causing additional bacterial growth, provided that specific maximum transport times are applied...
Biological hazards
Salmonella
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
Listeria
27 March 2014
EFSA assesses the risk of Salmonella and Norovirus in leafy greens
Rainfall, use of contaminated water for irrigation or contaminated equipment are among the factors that cause contamination of leafy greens with Salmonella and Norovirus. These are...
Biological hazards
Salmonella
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
27 March 2014
EFSA evaluates molecular typing methods for food-borne pathogens
Molecular typing methods are laboratory techniques, such as whole genome sequencing, that enable the classification and comparison of strains of disease-causing bacteria. EFSA’s...
Biological hazards
Campylobacter
Salmonella
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
Listeria
18 December 2013
VTEC strains: EFSA looks at public health risks
EFSA’s scientific experts say that it is currently not possible to identify which VTEC bacteria strains have the potential to cause human diseases. In order to help risk managers to...
Biological hazards
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
9 April 2013
Rise in human infections from Campylobacter and E. coli, whilst Salmonella cases continue to fall: EFSA and ECDC 2011 zoonoses report
Campylobacteriosis remains the most reported zoonotic disease in humans [1], with a continuous increase in reported cases over the last five years. The trend in reported human cases...
Biological hazards
Data
Biological hazards
Campylobacter
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
Foodborne zoonotic diseases
9 April 2013
EFSA looks at public health risks from foods of non-animal origin
EFSA has published the first scientific assessment in Europe on public health risks posed by pathogens that may contaminate food of non-animal origin. The scientific opinion compares...
Biological hazards
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
8 January 2013
EFSA assesses the public health risk of seeds and sprouted seeds
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the public health risk of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)[1] and other pathogenic bacteria that may contaminate...
Biological hazards
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
15 November 2011
EFSA updates consumer advice on sprout consumption following the 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany & France
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has today revised its consumer advice on the consumption of sprouts and sprouting seeds. Following the E. coli outbreak in France and...
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak(s)
3 October 2011
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